Woman Dies in Apartment Fire

Sixty year-old woman dies in Kiryat Arba; second death from an apartment fire in 24 hours.

By Shlomo Pitrikovsky

First Publish: 4/13/2014, 10:04 AM / Last Update: 4/13/2014, 10:14 AM

A 60 year-old woman has died Sunday morning, after a fire broke out in her apartment in Kiryat Arba (near Hevron).

Magen David Adom (MDA) teams and firefighters were called to the apartment at about 8:06 am, following reports that a fire had broken out and was quickly spreading.

The woman was declared dead at the scene. Four other people suffered minor injuries and were treated on-site; they have been transferred to local hospitals for evaluation.

This is the second death to occur due to an apartment fire in 24 hours. Another 60 year-old woman was declared dead in Tel Aviv in the early hours of Sunday morning due to an apartment fire; police are investigating the source.